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Matt Galante, Gene Coleman and Joe Pettini aren’t expected to be part of the 2013 Astros.

Galante was Houston’s senior adviser to baseball operations, Coleman served as strength and conditioning coach for 34 years, while Pettini was the Astros’ bench coach last season.

Asked about Coleman’s reported departure, Astros GM Jeff Luhnow said Tuesday during a noon press conference the organization is evaluating its full major and minor league staffs during an ongoing rebuilding process.

“We’re not in a position right now to announce anything,” he said. “But we’re really making sure we have the right people in every spot to help build this thing for the next decade.”

According to Fox 26, Pettini won’t return. He spent 10 seasons with the Cardinals from 2002-11 under Tony La Russa and had ties with Luhnow in St. Louis.

Asked about Pettini’s reported departure, Luhnow said late Thursday he was unable to announce any changes to Houston’s staff.

As for who’ll join Porter in guiding a 2013 Houston club, Luhnow said the first wave of announcements could come Monday. The Astros are close to finalizing the staff, but the process has been delayed due to many changes occurring at once.

“It’s been an interesting exercise but it’s really putting together a puzzle,” Luhnow said during the press conference. “The whole puzzle has to match. But each individual piece also has to meet certain criteria. … Bo [Porter] knew we were going to through a process like this, because he went through a process to get his job. And he’s all in, and he recognizes going through a process … is the best way to assemble the best staff. It’s going to be a nice mix of people that you know and people that are new.”

In the news
Ex-Astros catcher Brad Ausmus has recently been linked to Boston’s open manager job.

Ausmus interviewed with the Red Sox this week, but Boston is reportedly favoring Toronto manager John Farrell.

Ausmus was a candidate for Houston’s managerial position. He removed his name from consideration before Porter received the job.

Former Astros manager Brad Mills, who was fired toward the end of the 2012 season, is reportedly a strong candidate to join Terry Francona’s staff in Cleveland.